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...contrast to earlier descriptions of a distant and alienated parent, Gerson portrayed (in a 2,957-line poem, among other vehicles) an adoring father to Jesus: "Joseph leads him," he wrote. "Joseph soothes him with kisses." Meanwhile, Bernardine of Siena, a powerhouse preacher whom Miesel describes as "the Billy Graham of his day," scored points with the Italian merchant class by pointing out that in Egypt and back in the Nazareth carpentry shop, Joseph would have had to have been "a diligent administrator...
...FRANKLIN GRAHAM 1996 President of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Son of Billy Graham 2005 is the year of the Volunteer. In all my years of relief work I've never seen such a spirit of community. The number of people volunteering, the extent people gave of themselves and sacrificed to serve those in need, has been inspiring...
...Graham brought a little Margaritaville to Cambridge last month. Jimmy Buffett, a long-time friend of the former senator, came to Graham’s IOP study group to speak about celebrities in politics. In the past, Graham and Buffett have dressed as each other for fundraising events. They are also tied in more institutional ways. In 1981, then-Florida Governor Graham appointed Buffett to be director of a statewide “Save the Manatees” program. Buffett returned the favor by featuring the governor in his music video “Who’s the Blonde...
...thought we had it best because we could have it all: family and career. It is always fragile, being a parent. What aria do you most like singing? The Song to the Moon, from Rusalka, is my signature piece. And what do you most like listening to? Susan Graham singing as the Composer from Ariadne and Placido singing Otello - he was the greatest Otello for 30 years. Luciano, too, was so perfect in every way. I think of him as Ella Fitzgerald, and Placido as Sarah Vaughan. Luciano - classical, crystal, timeless perfection. Placido - more baroque, a little bit twisted, crazy...
...Language Department Chair James Engell spoke in favor of the report, noting that its simplicity will allow for more effective advising because every professor will know what the requirements are and will be able to discuss them more easily with students.Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies William A. Graham Jr. and Hoffmann argued that, given the report’s recommendations, the Faculty must remain vigilant to ensure that departments produce the right kinds of courses.“I am not totally confident that the departments will take very seriously the task of creating general education courses of their...